wash down

• Фразовый глагол, означающий запить что-то после еды, чтобы помочь проглотить, или тщательно очистить что-то водой.

A phrasal verb meaning to drink something after eating food to help swallow it, or to clean something thoroughly with water.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Drink after eatinginformal

   To drink something after eating food to help swallow it or clean the mouth.

   Запить

   • He washed down his sandwich with a glass of milk.
   • She washed down the pills with some water.
   • They washed down the spicy meal with cold beer.

   Synonymschasedowngulpswallowswig

2. Clean with waterinformal

   To clean a surface or object by pouring or spraying water over it.

   Смывать

   • He washed down the car with a hose.
   • She washed down the kitchen counter after cooking.
   • They washed down the patio furniture before the party.

   Synonymsflushhose downrinsesluiceswillwash

   Antonymscontaminatedirtyfoulsoilstain

Base verbwash